Fire and the Flood

"Fire and the Flood" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy and released on 24 July 2015^[1] as the first single from deluxe edition (and fourth overall) of his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away (2014). It was also featured in the Warner Bros CGI-animated film Storks.

"Fire and the Flood"
Single by Vance Joy
from the album Dream Your Life Away
Released	24 July 2015
Recorded	Los Angeles, 2015
Genre	Indie pop indie folk
Length	4:09
Label	Liberation Music
Songwriter(s)	Benny Blanco Vance Joy Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen
Producer(s)	Benny Blanco Stargate
Vance Joy singles chronology
"Georgia" (2015) "Fire and the Flood" (2015) "Straight into Your Arms" (2016)

Background

Joy wrote the song in February 2015 and recorded it in Los Angeles. Joy explains; "There was a couple of moments when the song started coming together. I wrote this guitar riff that ended up being the line that the horns play and just a few lyrics that were rolling around in my head... When we were recording it, it feels like an epic song so we may as well treat it that way."^[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Hayley Young and released on 22 July 2015.^[3]

The video features Joy staring down the barrel of the camera while some dramatic scenes unfold in the background.^[4]

The song was used by the Country Fire Authority in 2020 for a short video 'Skilled and Ready' celebrating the volunteer fire and emergency response agency.

Track listing

Digital download

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fire and the Flood"	4:09

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2015–16) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 6 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 67 Canada Rock (Billboard)[7] 7 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[8] 24 US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[9] 16 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[10] 6

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position Australia (ARIA)[11] 46 Chart (2016) Position US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[12] 55 US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[13] 30

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[14]	5× Platinum	350,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[15]	2× Platinum	160,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16]	Platinum	30,000‡
United States (RIAA)[17]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

In Movies

• This song would be used in the 2016 film Storks.^[18]